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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 4: In this handout photo provided by The White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia (L) and Sasha, watch on television as first lady Michelle Obama takes the stage to deliver her speech at the Democratic National Convention on September 4, 2012 in the Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The DNC that will run through September 7, will nominate U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Pete Souza/White House Photo via Getty Images)

Obamas' candid DNC moment caught on camera

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and the first daughters Sasha and Malia watched on as the first lady Michelle Obama deliver an enthralling speech at the Democratic National Convention...
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Deval Patrick takes aim at Romney record

Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The current governor of Massachusetts has little good to say about his predecessor in that office, Mitt Romney...
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First lady Michelle Obama stands at the podium on stage with stage manager David Cove for a soundcheck during preparations for the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 3, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

First lady to 'remind people who my husband is'

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - As she prepared for her big speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, first lady Michelle Obama reflected on her husband's major accomplishments...
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Mayor Anthony Foxx, of Charlotte, N.C., speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Charlotte mayor in spotlight as DNC begins

Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Anthony Foxx had been mayor for barely a year when he got the news: Charlotte was chosen to host the Democratic National Convention...
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Why Obama could repeat in North Carolina

Melba Newsome
theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is putting tremendous resources into the state -- 49 field offices, hundreds of paid staff and thousands of volunteers. And they of course also hosting the party's convention here, providing another opportunity for organizing Obama-friendly people in the state...
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at Scott High School on September 3, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio. Obama delivered remarks during a UAW Labor Day Celebration before heading to Louisiana to view damage from flooding in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

Obama says Romney has vision from last century

Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Barack Obama on Monday laid out the theme his party will hammer home at the Democratic National convention this week...
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Supports celebrate during a campaign event of U.S. President Barack Obama August 29, 2012 at the Charlottesville nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville, Virginia. Obama continued to campaign for his re-election on the second and last day of his college tour through Iowa and Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obama embarking on 4-day march to DNC

Kasie Hunt and Ken Thomas, Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama embarked on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast Saturday in the lead-up to his party's convention...
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DENVER - AUGUST 28: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) greets delegates before he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination

Are the VMAs stealing stars from the DNC?

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - Obama will accept his party’s nomination on September 6 in North Carolina, and accordingly will be forced to contend with the MTV Video Music Awards in LA...
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In this July 17, 2012 photo the skyline of Charlotte, N.C., is shown. Much was made about Charlotte emerging on the big stage when Democrats awarded their 2012 national convention to the city last year. But the tidy city of gleaming skyscrapers built with money during the flush years of banking is more in its middle age, trying to reinvent itself without cutting all the ties to its big cash past. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Charlotte welcomes Democrats and national coverage

Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Much was made about Charlotte emerging on the big stage when Democrats awarded their 2012 national convention to the city last year...
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DENVER - AUGUST 28: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) greets delegates before he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination

Conservative Dems opting out of the DNC convention

Caryn Freeman
theGRIO REPORT - The convention is just two months away and it’s quite possible the list of Dems deciding to avoid the parties’ convention may continue to grow...
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